Advice July 15, 2025

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

Zeesy and Tova Wolfson rocking it at Camp Simcha Menny enjoying a burger at the canteen at CGI in Parksville...

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Torah July 15, 2025

Pinchas: An Asinine Essay

Part II In Part I, we discussed the words chamor (domesticated donkey), pere (wild ass), and aton (a female donkey). In this installation, we continue the...

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Torah July 15, 2025

More Than Just The Chicken

The Divrei Chayim, Reb Chaim Halberstam of Tzanz, zy’a (d. 1876), was beloved for his generosity and famous for his righteousness. The poor of...

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Torah July 15, 2025

Shabbat: Understanding Rest And Creation

The Torah’s first chapter describes Hashem’s creation of the world. After detailing His creations on each of the six days,...

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Torah July 14, 2025

Multitudes Of Amud HaYomi Learners All Over The World Begin Masechta Pesachim This Week

HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman, Dirshu Eruvin Siyu By Chaim Gold Did you know that if you start Masechta Pesachim this week with the...

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Torah July 14, 2025

Emergency Backup Chickens

One of the things no one tells you about having chickens is that once you’ve built an entire infrastructure in...

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Torah July 14, 2025

Becoming Torah

Are Torah-observant Jews different or do we just do different things? How personally transformative is our faith and practice?  Klal Yisrael was...

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Advice July 14, 2025

What Happens If You Become Incapacitated Without A Plan?

Most people associate estate planning with preparing for death—who gets what, and how. But the truth is, planning for incapacity...

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Advice July 14, 2025

DATING FORUM

Question We are two fathers from Skokie, Illinois writing to you today about our daughters. Both of our daughters are...

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Advice July 14, 2025

Reflections On The Texas Tragedy

Summer camp season usually conjures up memories of idyllic settings, joyful activities, and an experience that can enhance the wholesome...

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Real Estate July 14, 2025

I Miss The NINA (No Income, No Asset) Mortgage

Every year at the Pesach seder we ask: “Why is this night different than other nights?” And so, with this is in...

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News & Politics July 14, 2025

A Silent Mountain Of Hope And Tears

Jewish history unfolded across many legendary mountains. Our story is etched into numerous mountaintops of joy and revelation. On a...

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News & Politics July 14, 2025

MKs back deals with Syria, Lebanon, but normalization could take time

Jerusalem "must make sure that there's no invasion potential all around its borders—that includes Syria," said Benny Gantz. JNS STAFF, AMELIE...

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Inside Out July 10, 2025

Who Is The Meltzer?

By Yochanan Gordon Winter and summer aren’t just defined by digits on a thermometer—they usher in entirely different mindsets. Winter,...

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Torah July 9, 2025

The Pulpit Must Not Be A Political Podium….Most Of The Time

By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg The IRS announced it will break with a long-standing rule and now allow houses of worship...

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Torah July 9, 2025

Mitzvot And Magic

Do you believe in magic? Religion is at times conflated with superstition, the mystical and magical. This makes sense, as...

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Torah July 9, 2025

Adult Kids

So apparently, there comes a time in your parenting career when you and your children disagree about whether or not...

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Torah July 9, 2025

Shabbat With Agam Berger

By Sivan Rahav Meir The accompanying photo of me with Agam and Meirav Berger was taken on motzaei Shabbat. When Agam...

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